Lameness and poor body condition are often detected late, reducing milk yield, animal welfare and farm profitability.
R&D Focus
Computer vision, AI lameness detection and automated body-condition scoring.
Innovative Solution
Herd-i uses side-view cameras and machine-learning models to score each cow’s gait and body condition during normal movement through the shed or parlor.
Solution Effectiveness
A company case study reports a 38% reduction in herd lameness, 41% lower antibiotic use for lameness and a 13% return on investment. The company says its models have analyzed more than 15 million cow video images.
Investment Funding
Last Funding Stage
Grant
Total Funding Amount
39.76K
Last Funding Amount
39.76K
Last Funding Date
19-08-2024
Lead Investors
Callaghan Innovation
About
NZ based company that uses Computer AI to monitor dairy cattle from the side. 2m cattle in their database. Can monitor dry cows as well. Especially effective at providing a “Body Condition Score” and a score on the cow’s lameness – one of the biggest problems for dairy cattle. Competitors like CattleEye use cameras mounted above the cows as they walk down an alley and that perspective is not as accurate and identifying lameness
Products
Product
Herd-i Vision AI: camera-based daily lameness and body-condition monitoring with alerts and herd dashboards.
Star Product
Herd-i Vision AI, because it is the company’s core platform and provides both lameness and body-condition scoring.
Demo Product or Complete Product?
Complete commercial monitoring system used on farms; U.S. commercial launch was planned for the second half of 2026.
Future Plan
Market Expansion
Appointed a U.S. chief executive and planned U.S. launch in the second half of 2026 after use in New Zealand and other markets.
Investment Funding
The company stated that it was preparing a capital raise to fund U.S. and global expansion.
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